If your selection is not made within the 12 or 6 hour window, you will be bumped for the next team and may make your pending selection anytime before the draft is completed.

All draft picks must be made before the window on the last selection of the draft is up. Any selections remaining from previous “Bumps” will be forfeited at that point.

If you are “Bumped” at any time you will be automatically subjected to miss your next selection until you make your previous pick, also known as “Autobump”

ROOKIE DRAFT

Each team will be awarded 3 Rookie Draft picks to begin their season

These picks can be traded at any time

The players selected in the Rookie Draft are the ONLY players eligible for the Rookie of the Year Award

If traded they will lose their Rookie status and thus becomes ineligible for ROY, Players must be in the current database

The Rookie Draft is for incoming first year, NBA Draft selected players ONLY

Players selected in the Rookie Draft will register one credit for their owner towards Free Agency cuts the following season, for the lifetime of their tenure on their drafted team

Rookie Draft players cannot be submitted as a DROP for Free Agent draft until all mandatory cuts have been made.

**You are receiving a credit for keeping any 1st Year player on your roster for a entire season**

Any undrafted Rookie becomes a Free Agent at the end of the Rookie Draft

FREE AGENT DRAFT

All returning teams are awarded one (1) Free Agent pick per player dropped or cut during the offseason.

Free Agent and Rookie Draft picks may be traded at will

POST DRAFT

You will be required to cut your roster down if you are over the league designated maximum. This will be done by a predetermined date set by the League Commissioner which usually is one week prior to opening day.

ADD/DROP RULES

Each team is given 1.5 Add/Drops per Regular Season Matchup, as per DSE Universal Settings

The cutoff or Add/Drop deadline is March 16th, 2015 at 12pm EST

All remaining Add/Drops will be forfeited as of that time

All Add/Drops are a first come first serve transaction

Add/Drops are non-transferrable and do not carry over from one season to the next

TRADES/PLAYER MOVEMENT

Multi-player or lopsided trades may be made. If so, the team with the roster vacancy may fill it by using an Add/Drop.

Trades are official when both parties have accepted via the league host site and the League Commissioner has performed the “Approval” stage of the trade process.

The owner with the surplus must drop one player to make room on their roster

Trade Deadline – See your league schedule

TRADE RESTRICTIONS & TENDER RULES

Leagues use 3-Year Trade Restriction program that provides a sense of realistic, binding contractual ties to a player who has been a staple on your team. Once a player has completed his 3rd full season on your team he falls under our Trade Restriction Guidelines. If traded, players need to be sent with minimum compensation in the form of draft picks and payment for the following season. Here is the breakdown of our Trade Restriction Guidelines and minimum compensation:

If you are acquiring a….5th Year Player

You would need to include in your deal a…1st-3rd RD FA & 1st-2nd RD Rookie

At the conclusion of each season the worst team in the Division will move down to the lower division for the following season

The Division winning teams will move up to the next highest division

OFFSEASON

Every team will be designated a certain number of drops during the offseason

“Drops” can only come from your final, end of previous season roster

No players acquired in the offseason can be used as part of your mandatory drops for the Free Agent Draft

For each “Rookie” or Tenored player (3 or more years of continuous service) you will receive one credit towards your mandatory drops or cuts

Rookies are players who are drafted in the Rookie Draft and have never been dropped, waived, released or traded

Rookies who stay on your roster become 3 year Tenured players

Each team is required to submit their Free Agent drops by August 1st

Each team is required to submit payment for the following season by August 1st

Draft picks will be made available for trade immediately after payment is submitted.

DSE reserves the right to change, alter or ammend any league guideline at any time. Based on recent developments some undrafted leagues may have time constraints that lead to changes in structure or standing. Contact our Fantasy League Commissioner, Darryl DiRocco for any questions or concerns.

Fair Play and Conduct

While fantasy baseball is usually an extremely competitive endeavor, it is important to remember that enjoyment of the game is predicated on a certain level of sportsmanship displayed by the participants. Occasionally, some team owners intentionally or unknowingly cross the line.

PRIZE-ELIGIBLE LEAGUE RULES

A: More than one team in the same league

One person can’t control more than one team in the same league. If two or more teams in the same league are under the same account, they must be controlled by different people sharing that account, but not sharing the teams. Violation of this will lead to cancellation of the teams and expulsion from the game.

If an owner finds himself in this situation by accident, he/she should e-mail the League Office immediately and explain the situation.

B: Collusive transactions

Collusion occurs when one team makes moves to benefit another team, without trying to improve its own position. One-sided trades are an obvious example of this. Another example is when a player drop is made so another team can pick up that player. Teams found in violation of this policy will be cancelled and their owners prohibited from participating in future Fantasy Games.

C: Impeding other owners

Certain transactions made solely to impede other owners is not allowed. Tanking games for the sole purpose of denying another player’s chance to make the playoffs is against the rules. In particular, cycling through players in free agency to put them on waivers and make them unavailable to other teams in your league is strictly prohibited and is grounds for expulsion from the game.

D: Roster Dumping

Owners that are found to have dumped their players to the player pool in an attempt to undermine the league may be subject to expulsion from the game. If you are giving up on the season, we ask that you maintain league strength by providing the other owners with the most competitive team you are able to field.

E: Owner interaction

Owners should always be polite and gracious when dealing with one another. Threats and obscenities are not only against the Rules, they are illegal in many jurisdictions. Owners that are found to have sent threatening email to another owner will be warned and/or kicked out of the game completely. This extends to message board posts as well.

F: Offensive posts

Any posts of a derogatory nature are strictly prohibited, whether it is in a chat room, message board or on a league’s bulletin board. This includes personal attacks and sexist or racist remarks. There will be a zero tolerance level – if someone in your league is violating this policy, please contact the League Office.

G: Inactivity

In order to maintain the integrity of the league, the commissioner may contact owners of teams that remain inactive for extended periods of time. The commissioner will send notification to the email of record. Shortly thereafter, if the team remains inactive, the commissioner reserves the right to reassign ownership of the inactive team.

REMEMBER:
The game is for fun! Creating confrontation in your league inevitably leads to a bad game experience for all involved. Play hard, but play fair!

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The League Commissioner will investigate all overall winners for collusion before awarding overall prizes and it has the right to disqualify owners or remove them from the league if deemed necessary.

The decisions of the League Commissioner shall be final and irreversible. The League Commissioner has the right to make any necessary changes to the game and rules as the season progresses. Any changes will be properly noted on the homepage of the league.

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